How to report suspected illegal activity and how we will deal with these reports.
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
- Guidance: Controlled drugs: domestic licences
- Form: Getting a refund from SLC
- Mr S Burton v Levellr Ltd: 1400550/2024
- Mr C J Lefevre v Build Hollywood Ltd: 1405022/2023
- Mr D Easton v BDBC: 1405273/2023
- Mr Justin Lawes v Fleet Maritime Services (Bermuda) Ltd: EAT [2024] 77
- Miss V Carradine v St Monica Trust Company Ltd: 1400410/2023
- Corporate report: Government Internal Audit Agency Corporate Plan 2024-25
- Policy paper: The Windsor Framework
- Guidance: GAD webinars
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
The legal text underpinning the regulation of manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution, use and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
How veterinary medicines can be advertised.
Explainer for businesses and persons regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, on the transitional provisions included in the amending legislation: the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024.
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Apply to register, renew, or vary a Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
How to submit an application, data package and responses for proposed or existing marketing authorisations.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply for an authorisation to place a veterinary medicine on the UK market or part of, or to expire one.
How to complete and submit the turnover declaration form as the holder of a UK marketing authorisation.
Fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Effective from 17 May 2024 Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as amended) as they apply to GB.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
The VMR sets out the statutory fees associated with various regulatory services provided by the VMD. The statutory fees and fee structure are implemented from 17 May 2024.
The VMR sets out the statutory fees associated with various regulatory services provided by the VMD. The statutory fees and fee structure are implemented from 17 May 2024.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Fixed term appointment vacancies in the Residues Team.
Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.
These published standards relate to a number of KPIs in the VMD Deliverables and KPI document.
Reporting against VMD published standards up to 31 March 2025.
These published standards relate to a number of KPIs in the VMD Deliverables and KPI document.
Marketing Authorisations Information Service (MAVIS) Hub edition 130
New legislation in Great Britain will make changes to the requirements set out in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Unauthorised product from the USA seized at a Portadown courier company.
Senior Efficacy Assessor vacancies, working in the regulation of veterinary medicines.
Panacur C granules seized at East Midlands Airport.
AMP 5 injection for horses and dogs seized at a Belfast courier company.
Twenty packets of worming tablets seized at Border Force in Belfast.
From 13 May 2024 we are introducing a change to the procedure for new Marketing Authorisation (MA) applications, where a joint assessment of labels is requested.
Batch recall alert for human eye gels that may be prescribed by vets and used under the cascade.
Pharmacovigilance administrator vacancy working Pharmacovigilance section of the Authorisation Division.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2023 surveillance results, a rolling summary.
Explainer on product information templates to be used by applicants and Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) of veterinary medicines.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Residues of veterinary medicines in food 2024 surveillance results, a rolling summary.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines that were imported 1 Jan - 31 Mar 2024.
MV Chinfield antifatigue bronchospasmolytic for thoroughbreds seized at a Belfast courier company.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
VICH consultation until 15 August 2024 on guidelines relating to the technical requirements for demonstrating pharmaceutical development of veterinary medicinal products.
Urgent safety updates arising from pharmacovigilance data, including reported adverse events, for veterinary medicines authorised in the UK.
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